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The Councilor for Tourism of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, has announced the programming that "Lorca, Workshop of Time" will develop throughout the summer in the Fortress of the Sun with the aim of boosting the summer activities and show the extraordinary historical set of the Castle of Lorca during the next weeks to neighbors, visitors and holidaymakers of bordering populations.

Montiel pointed out that "after the success of previous summers, we once again carried out publicity and commercialization actions with the aim of publicizing the different activities that we are going to celebrate and that have a strong family character, but without leaving out any segment of the population In this sense we must highlight the activities of "Lorca in Summer", which are scheduled during the months of July and August, with activities of all kinds abound ".

In this sense, the mayor stressed that "in terms of the initiatives that are held in the Castle, we must highlight the daily ones: First, the theatrical visit" Caballeros y Princesas ", available every day in July and August at 12.30 hours and can be completed with food in the same medieval precinct, who prefers to visit the fortress at their own pace can do so with the visit "The Castle of Lorca, the Fortress of the Sun", which allows you to discover it with an audio guide every day. July and August from 10.30 am to 9.30 pm and in September between 10.30 am and 7.30 pm, this offer can be enriched with guided tours of the Torre Alfonsina and the Synagogue ".

"If the visitor decides to flee from the hottest hours and know the Castle with the fall of the afternoon, he has two options: On the one hand, the theatrical family visit" The guardian of the stars "scheduled for Thursdays and Saturdays in July and from Tuesday to Saturday in August, in which an actor shows the site interacting with visitors.The second activity is the guided tour "The Sunset of History" which includes a guided tour of the Aljibe Grande, the Torre Alfonsina and the Synagogue and that takes place on Thursdays and Saturdays in July and from Tuesday to Saturdays in August. "

Within the castle grounds, the mayor has highlighted the activity "Perseids and Poetry in the Fortress of the Sun" that will take place on Thursday, August 9.

Through this initiative the visitor can contemplate the rain of stars from an exceptional viewpoint such as the Castle, enjoying also storytellers, the poetry of various authors and the explanation of the rain of perseides by the Astronomical Association of Murcia;

the evening will end with Joaquín Talisman's concert.

In the same way we must put in value another activity like "Music & Tapas in the Castle" that proposes an outdoor dinner with the music of Lorca singer-songwriters.

Carmen Miñarro "Bonica" will perform on August 24, while on the night of August 31 the dinner will be enlivened by the voice of Tony Blaya;

There is the possibility of going alone to the concert ".

Montiel recalled that "in the city we will also have many attractive initiatives to get to know Lorca, from Monday to Friday at 11 am the tourist can participate in the visit" The old collegiate church of San Patricio and the 3 squares ", while the third Saturday of each month you can join the guided and dramatized tours free of charge.Another option is to buy the special ticket "Lorca at your own pace" that includes the entrance to the Visitors Center, entrance to the castle with visits to Torre Alfonsina and the Synagogue, tickets to the embroidery museums MASS and MUBBLA, entrance to San Patricio and guided tour through Lorca The visit "Lorca Jewish, Christian and Caliphate" offers a tour of the three medieval cultures that were present in Lorca through the Convent of the Virgen de las Huertas , San Patricio and the Castle Synagogue on the first Saturday of each month In addition to the joint visit, visits to each of the monuments are also offered separately.

note that on September 1 and 2 Lorca will join the European Day of Jewish Culture offering various visits aimed at learning about the medieval Jewish legacy in the city. "

As for the promotion of all these activities, Edil has reported that "it is essential to reach all tourist points so that whoever visits our region and the beach areas can know the enormous tourist and cultural offer developed by Lorca during the summer. For this, 10,000 brochures have been published, newsletters are sent to 4,000 contacts and an intense activity is carried out in social networks and marketing platforms, in the same way we will install a tourist information point in the Week of the Huerta and the Sea of ​​Los Alcázares between on August 14 and 24 to publicize all the activities. "

Finally, Montiel encouraged the visitor to "enter the web of" Lorca, Taller del Tiempo "or go to the Visitor Center, located in La Merced, or the Tourism Office of the Plaza de España to meet the detail this extensive programming, schedules and the price of each of the activities that allow you to enjoy all the charms of Lorca during the summer months.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca